Directory of Archives in Australia

About

Officer in charge

Manager, Archives and Records Management Services

Hours & facilities

Open by appointment Mon-Thurs 9am - 1pm and 2pm - 5pm; closed public holidays. General reference assistance available.

Access

Closed period of 30 years applies to some official records. Other records may be subject to conditions set by depositors.

Acquisition focus

The University Archives is responsible for the care and preservation of those records of the University which have been appraised as having permanent value. It also holds the archival records of amalgamated institutions such as Sydney CAE, Sydney Teachers College, Sydney College of the Arts, the Conservatorium of Music, and the College of Health Sciences.

Quantity

1,492 m (ACA Australian Archival Statistics, 1998)

Major holdings

• Administrative Series including University Senate: Minutes, Academic Board, Registrar General Subject Files, Photographs, Architectural Plans and University Publications.

  The Archives also holds significant collections of the archives of persons and bodies closely associated with the University including:

• Personal Archives of AP Elkin (1891 – 1979).
• Personal Archives of TW Edgeworth David (1858 – 1934).
• Personal Archives of R G Chambers (1917 – 1999).
• Personal Archives of John Anderson (1893 – 1962).

Guides

• University of Sydney: Archives and Records Management Services http://www.usyd.edu.au/arms/archives/
• Register of Australian Archives and Records http://www.nla.gov.au/raam/

References

• University Archives, Record 1973- .
• Smith, K E, "University of Sydney Archives', Archives and Manuscripts 18/1 (May 1990): 162 - 163.
• Connell, W F (et al), Australia's First: A History of the University of Sydney, Volume 2, 1940-1990 (University of Sydney and Hale and Ironmonger, 1995): 342-3.